MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Witnesses say a bomb blamed on Boko Haram Islamic extremists killed at least 24 people and wounded 60 at a village market in northeastern Nigeria. Tuesday’s bombing is the latest in a string of bombings and village raids that have killed hundreds in the space of weeks, …
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KINSHASA, Congo – Congo’s government spokesman says 34 people have been charged with crimes including genocide, murder and rape in connection with ethnic violence in the country’s southeast. Lambert Mende said Saturday the suspects had been arrested and presented before a local court. The United Nations says hundreds have been …
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NEW DELHI – Talks between the top security advisers of neighbors and archrivals India and Pakistan have hit several roadblocks over the contentious Kashmir region before they’ve even started. Pakistan’s Sartaz Aziz is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi to meet India’s national security adviser Ajit Doval on Sunday. It …
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MOSCOW – Russian authorities have begun to remove foreign brands of detergent and washing powder from stores, claiming that they pose health risks. The Consumer Protection Agency said in a statement on Tuesday that recent inspections of selected goods by top foreign brands such as Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry says 15 more people have died after contracting the Middle East respiratory syndrome, known as MERS, in the last seven days amid a surge in contractions in the capital, Riyadh. The Health Ministry’s most recent figures on Thursday show that 498 …
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NEW DELHI – Indian police are investigating the weekend murder of a scholar who was known for his outspoken criticism of idol worship and religious superstition. The shooting of M.M. Kalburgi at his home shocked Indian civil society and led to an outpouring of grief as his body was cremated …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has opened a conference of donors to his country’s reconstruction after almost 40 years of war, telling them he has made progress on a range of major challengers including security and corruption. The Senior Officials Meeting is a gathering of delegates from the …
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BEIJING – China’s foreign exchange reserves fell by a record $93.9 billion in August as the central bank spent heavily to support its currency’s exchange rate following a surprise devaluation. Reserves declined to $3.557 trillion as of the end of August, according to the People’s Bank of China. They remain …
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KATHMANDU, Nepal – Police opened fire on protesters demanding statehood in southern Nepal, killing at least four people in two separate towns. Police official Saurav Rana said three protesters were killed Wednesday because they were attacking police officers in Jaleswor town, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of the capital, …
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DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria’s information minister says Europe should bear full responsibility for the flood of Syrian refugees streaming into the continent. The minister, Omran al-Zoubi, says in a rare comment from Damascus that the migrants are mostly fleeing from areas held by rivals of President Bashar Assad’s government, including …
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